JLH Woodworks - Your Best Choice in Cabinets
When it comes to building or remodeling, it’s impossible to beat the quality of custom made cabinets. Where off the shelf cabinets from your local DIY center are basically limited to just a few styles, cabinets from Austin cabinet service can come in a wide array of designs. You get to choose the style, type of wood and the preferred finish and since they are build to specific measurements the size is only limited to the amount of space you have. Custom cabinets can prove to be an excellent value with well over 75% return on your investment.
Whether you need storage in your kitchen, bath, bedroom or office, choosing custom cabinetry will give you a quality solution for any space. Custom cabinets are designed to fit your space with a tolerance if less than 1/16 inch.
With cabinets from skilled carpenters, Austin’s own JLH Woodworks you’ll get a perfect fit and storage that has been specifically designed to suit your needs. Cabinets can also be designed and constructed to fit odd shaped areas, something you can’t do with stock cabinets. If you have a small room, custom cabinets can make the most of every inch of space.
Setting up Your Budget
You’ll need to have a budget when planning your cabinets so start by deciding what features are going to be a must have. You’ll be spending almost half of your new kitchen budget on the cabinets. Remember, you get what you pay for. Installing custom cabinets in your kitchen or bath may not be cheap when compared to off the shelf stock cabinets but when you’re making a long term investment, quality counts. .
Pricing can vary significantly based on the type of cabinets and the materials you choose. Some things will add to the cost, such as expensive woods, hardware and choosing a lot of unique features. The cost depends on the final choices you make for your cabinets.
Planning Your New Custom Project
If you’re planning a new project you might choose to hire a designer to plan your cabinets or you may simply work with your general contractor. In that case you may already have a set of plans for your cabinets. If you don’t have any plans yet you may still have a portfolio of collected ideas. JLH Woodworks can help you with your new custom cabinets no matter what stage you’re at with your design plans. They will help you to plan out your design and select the cabinets that will work best for your project and your budget.
JLH Woodworks can work with your existing plans to create your cabinetry or they can help with ideas to create the functional kitchen or bathroom of your dreams.
Getting Exactly what You Want
A handy do-it-yourselfer may be able to hang stock cabinets but creating custom cabinets is a true craft only possible by the hands of a qualified and recommended carpenter. Custom cabinetry work is a very detail oriented trade, focusing on true design skills and creativity. You can never get the same look and feel with stock cabinets.
Custom cabinets provide you with the most efficient use of your space. The design possibilities are endless when you choose custom cabinets and furniture. And you’ll be better able to make the most of your space with cabinets and furniture that are made to fit in your space. If you’re planning new construction or a renovation, have a look at custom cabinets. If you can dream it, Austin’s own JLH Woodworks can create it. What types of hardwoods do you use for your cabinetry? We have a large selection of domestic and imported hardwoods available to us, and we'll use any hardwood that you desire. Typical woods include hard maple, cherry, white oak, red oak, birch, alder, mahogany, walnut and pecan. We do not. Typically, the finishing will be accomplished by the painters on site after the cabinets are installed, mouldings are applied, and adjacent trimwork is installed. That way, any scribing of the cabinets to fit walls and ceilings and any nail holes in the mouldings can be filled and sanded on bare wood instead of on a pre-finished product that has to be "touched-up". We do know other tradesmen such as cabinet finishers and countertop fabricators that we can highly recommend. Normally, all interior shelving in my cabinets is adjustable unless there are reasons for a shelf to be fixed. It should be noted that any adjustable shelf that is too long will sag over time. Yes, any configuration in any amount of convenience hardware can be included. We will give you options to choose from, and make recommendations for each cabinet area. Because the drawer boxes often undergo hard use, we add additional support under each drawer. The same goes for the roll-out interior drawers. We need a design, and we need to know what relevant appliances and fixtures you have picked out. If you give us the name of your appliance salesperson, we'll ask him to fax me the information we need. We also need to know what type of floor and what type of countertop you have chosen. Stain cabinets and furniture typically cost about 10-50% more than painted cabinets or furniture. The increased cost is dependent on the wood you choose, the more exotic the wood, the higher the price for stain. Yes, definitely. We would just need to make arrangements with one of my past clients. Werespect their privacy, and we would need to coordinate with their schedule, however, they have been very happy to show their new kitchen for our prospective clients. We keep a current list of references that I will supply to you as well. Ideally, you'd want your cabinets to be built and ready for installation by the time your general contractor has your kitchen ready. This means that under most circumstances, you'd want to get us started as soon as possible in order to avoid delays. It takes us a certain amount of time to produce a project and that amount of time has many variables, such as current work load, etc. It generally takes us two to three weeks to complete a medium sized kitchen, including the installation. Of course. If something breaks or if hardware doesn’t function as it should, we’ll be happy to fix or replace it. Checks, cash, we’re working on getting set up to accept credit cards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you finish cabinets or furniture?
I really like the convenience of adjustable shelving in the cabinets, does that cost extra?
Do you offer other cabinet convenience items such as lazy susans or roll-out interior drawers?
On my current set of cabinets, the first thing to break was one of the drawers. How do you construct your drawers to keep this from happening?
What type of information do you need from me in order to get started with my project?
What is the average price difference between painted cabinets and stained cabinets?
I would like to see some of your work, is that possible?
I've decided I want to use you to build my cabinets. When should I get you started?
Are you insured?
Do you offer a warranty?
What forms of payment do you accept?